Eurasian Jackdaw

Range: Eurasian species. Found in northeastern North America in the 1980s and early 1990s. These birds' occurrence may have been ship-assisted.

Identification: (Corvus monedula)

This small Eurasian crow has been found several times in northeastern North America. Adults are blackish overall, with pale gray on the nape that wraps around to the sides of the head. The iris is white. The bill is fairly short, and the wings are short and pointed. Juveniles have darker napes and dark irides.